Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-1567 · published 15 January 2009
CVE-2003-1567: Microsoft internet information services information exposure vulnerability
Microsoft · Internet Information Services
The undocumented TRACK method in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 returns the content of the original request in the body of the response, which makes it easier for remote attackers to steal cookies and authentication credentials, or bypass the HttpOnly protection mechanism, by using TRACK to read the contents of the HTTP headers that are returned in the response, a technique that is similar to cross-site tracing (XST) using HTTP TRACE.
Description
The undocumented TRACK method in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 returns the content of the original request in the body of the response, which makes it easier for remote attackers to steal cookies and authentication credentials, or bypass the HttpOnly protection mechanism, by using TRACK to read the contents of the HTTP headers that are returned in the response, a technique that is similar to cross-site tracing (XST) using HTTP TRACE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2003-q4/0321.html | Exploit |
| http://www.aqtronix.com/Advisories/AQ-2003-02.txt | Exploit |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/288308 | US Government Resource |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5648 | Exploit |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2003-q4/0321.html | Exploit |
| http://www.aqtronix.com/Advisories/AQ-2003-02.txt | Exploit |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/288308 | US Government Resource |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5648 | Exploit |
| https://www.aqtronix.com/Advisories/AQ-2003-02.txt |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-1567), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.